Cryptlib Security Software Development Toolkit

The Cryptlib Security Software Development Toolkit allows even inexperienced developers to easily add world-class encryption and authentication services to their software applications by learning a single API.

The information age has seen the development of electronic pathways that carry vast amounts of valuable information. Unfortunately the unprecedented levels of access provided by systems like the internet also exposes this data to breaches of confidentiality, disruption of service, and theft. There is strong evidence that phishing attacks, fraud, theft of information and even money is on the increase, and that many organizations are under constant threat.

A recent survey of CIO's in US Federal Agencies revealed that ensuring system security and privacy is their highest priority.

As a result, there is a growing demand for the means to secure these applications, and offer both providers and users a high level of confidence in systems integrity. However, the security structures required to protect data are generally very difficult to design and implement. Even when available, they tend to require considerable understanding of the underlying technical principles in order to be used effectively. This has lead to a proliferation of second-rate products that offer only illusionary security. Many organizations hold back from deploying new information systems because the means to secure them aren't readily available, or because they previously attempted weak, easily broken security that was unacceptable to users.

The Cryptlib security software development toolkit provides the answer to these problems.

Significantly, Cryptlib developers may access a series of 'layered' security services according to their needs and capabilities. At the highest level, there are extremely powerful and easy-to-use functions such as: 'encrypt a message' or 'create a digital certificate' that requires no knowledge of encryption techniques, or the underlying algorithms. Cryptlib takes care of the key management, data encoding, en/decryption and digital signature processing automatically. By using just a handful of function calls, Cryptlib is very efficient, and provides a considerable advantage over other commercially available products. This translates into a significant decrease in programming time, and ultimately, overall cost.

The Cryptlib brochure offers a comprehensive product summary, and you'll find an in-depth technical manual available for download along with the software.